JP Morgan AM launch new sustainable fund

JP Morgan Asset Management has launched a new sustainable global macro fund.

SSGA appoints head of ESG strategy

State Street Global Advisors has appointed Carlo Funk as head of ESG Investment Strategy.

Japan’s Ministry of the Environment has introduced Green Bond Guidelines in an effort to encourage green bond issuance.

Denmark’s AP Pension is dropping tobacco producers from its fund’s portfolio of stocks.

Fitch Ratings has launched an ESG ‘heat map’ product for corporate issuers.

Sustainalytics has launched country risk ratings for fixed income investors.

Amundi is launching the Multi-Asset Sustainable Future fund.

A survey shows investors believe social and governance factors lag environmental in generating returns.

Since their launch in February, the total number of Eurex ESG derivatives traded has reached 235,000.

ING has issued the world’s first sustainability improvement derivative (SID) for SBM Offshore, a supplier to the offshore energy industry.